Kenneth Royer, AAF, Receives Industry’s Highest Honor at SAF Orlando 2021

Kenneth Royer, AAF, was the 2021 inductee into the Society of American Florists’ Floriculture Hall of Fame, the floral industry’s highest honor. The induction ceremony took place on September 23 during the Stars of the Industry Awards dinner at SAF Orlando 2021, the organizations 136th Annual Convention held at the Loews Royal Pacific Resort in Orlando, Florida. 

Dümmen Orange Awarded 13 Ribbons at the 2021 Society of American Florists’ Outstanding Varieties Competition

September 30, 2021 Dümmen Orange

Dümmen Orange received 13 ribbons, one blue and 12 red, for participating in this year’s Society of American Florists’ (SAF) Outstanding Varieties Competition which was recently held in conjunction with that organization’s 136th annual convention in Orlando, Fla. The 13 ribbons won are the most that Dümmen Orange has been rewarded with in a single SAF competition.  

Jenna Naylor Temple AIFD, GMF, Wins 52nd Annual Sylvia Cup Design Competition

September 29, 2021 Society of American Florists

Jenna Naylor Temple AIFD, GMF owner of Bloom with Jenna in Grayson, Georgia, won the grand prize in the the 52nd Annual Sylvia Cup Design Competition on September 22 during SAF Orlando 2021. As grand prize winner, Temple received the trophy cup, $3,000 and complimentary registration to SAF’s 2022 Annual Convention. 

‘Amor Candy’ Wins Outstanding Varieties Competition

September 27, 2021 Society of American Florists

Cut Chrysanthemum ‘Amor Candy’ exhibited by Danziger “Dan” Flower Farm won the Best in Show title in the 2021 Outstanding Varieties Competition. ‘Amor Candy’ was among 146 entries from 24 growers competing during The Society of American Florists’ 136th Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida.

Five Reasons to Petal it Forward on October 20, 2021

September 14, 2021 Society of American Florists

The Society of American Florists’ seventh annual goodwill initiative, Petal It Forward, will be here in a few short weeks. Why should retailers participate in the event on October 20?